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From: nikbek@ihlpa.UUCP (Moseley)
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Subject: Re: Rowing through the fog
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Date: Mon, 8-Sep-86 15:11:59 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  8 15:11:59 1986
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> >>What's the big deal about "dying" to prove your love when you know you can
> >>come back from the grave at will?
> > Getting nailed to a large block of wood is FUN?  (I'd be curious
> > how you spend your weekends ...)
> 
> "Yeah, that's it.  An' you get... uh..."
>         "Some six-penny nails?"
> "Yeah!  An' you drive the nails right through your palms...

I recall some studies which indicate that nails through the palms of
a person's hands will not support the person's weight. The nails
were actually driven through the wrists, which will  support a person's
weight. I also believe that posts were actually used. I'm not sure where
the idea of a cross came from.
					R. C. Moseley